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| 975 | CLEVELAND | -115 | Ov 7,-110 | -130 | Ov 7,+100 | | 976 | OAKLAND | +105 | Un 7,-110 | +120 | Un 7,-120 |
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| All Games | 46-54 | -20.3 | 48-50 | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 0.387 | 0.708 | 4.3 | 0.249 | 0.304 | 0.399 | 0.703 | | Road Games | 26-22 | +3.2 | 20-26 | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 0.385 | 0.700 | 3.6 | 0.230 | 0.289 | 0.369 | 0.658 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 32-30 | -6.2 | 31-29 | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.333 | 0.396 | 0.729 | 4.2 | 0.247 | 0.298 | 0.400 | 0.698 | | Past 7 Games | 1-6 | -6.6 | 4-3 | 3.1 | 0.254 | 0.293 | 0.390 | 0.683 | 5.4 | 0.263 | 0.305 | 0.449 | 0.755 | | Grass Games | 42-54 | -24.4 | 44-50 | 3.8 | 0.250 | 0.321 | 0.385 | 0.706 | 4.4 | 0.254 | 0.310 | 0.408 | 0.718 | | Night Games | 28-34 | -13.4 | 27-34 | 3.7 | 0.244 | 0.311 | 0.386 | 0.697 | 4.3 | 0.243 | 0.299 | 0.399 | 0.698 |
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| All Games | 3.9 | 0.251 | 0.321 | 100 | 3355 | 841 | 185 | 14 | 82 | 0.387 | 379 | 347 | 701 | 50 | 732 | 95 | 54 | 93 | 53 | | Road Games | 4.0 | 0.247 | 0.315 | 48 | 1637 | 404 | 76 | 5 | 47 | 0.385 | 185 | 163 | 324 | 28 | 341 | 50 | 25 | 41 | 28 | | Righty Starters | 4.2 | 0.256 | 0.333 | 62 | 2085 | 534 | 121 | 10 | 50 | 0.396 | 249 | 240 | 427 | 39 | 479 | 49 | 36 | 57 | 28 |
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| All Games | 3.21 | 1.300 | 280 | 129 | 100 | 262 | 27 | 102 | 285 | 9-10 | 24 | 6 | 80% | | Road Games | 3.08 | 1.299 | 117 | 44 | 40 | 102 | 10 | 50 | 131 | 6-4 | 14 | 2 | 87.5% |
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| All Games | 45-57 | -20.6 | 51-43 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 0.389 | 0.701 | 3.9 | 0.240 | 0.297 | 0.363 | 0.660 | | Home Games | 21-29 | -17.4 | 26-21 | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.318 | 0.398 | 0.716 | 3.6 | 0.225 | 0.279 | 0.336 | 0.615 | | vs Right-handed Starters | 36-38 | -8.2 | 36-31 | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.314 | 0.392 | 0.707 | 3.9 | 0.236 | 0.297 | 0.360 | 0.656 | | Past 7 Games | 2-5 | -2.7 | 2-4 | 3.1 | 0.243 | 0.287 | 0.343 | 0.630 | 4.7 | 0.295 | 0.340 | 0.443 | 0.783 | | Grass Games | 43-55 | -21.1 | 50-41 | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.311 | 0.390 | 0.701 | 3.9 | 0.239 | 0.297 | 0.361 | 0.658 | | Night Games | 29-33 | -9.1 | 36-21 | 4.5 | 0.261 | 0.313 | 0.401 | 0.715 | 4.1 | 0.249 | 0.306 | 0.378 | 0.684 |
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| All Games | 4.2 | 0.255 | 0.312 | 102 | 3516 | 895 | 174 | 25 | 83 | 0.389 | 409 | 292 | 671 | 59 | 708 | 88 | 87 | 94 | 51 | | Home Games | 4.3 | 0.264 | 0.318 | 50 | 1715 | 452 | 92 | 18 | 34 | 0.398 | 208 | 137 | 291 | 21 | 349 | 46 | 48 | 50 | 22 | | Righty Starters | 4.4 | 0.258 | 0.314 | 74 | 2543 | 657 | 132 | 19 | 57 | 0.392 | 310 | 207 | 480 | 48 | 493 | 66 | 64 | 69 | 38 |
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| All Games | 4.31 | 1.304 | 286 | 149 | 137 | 270 | 36 | 103 | 281 | 10-19 | 19 | 15 | 55.9% | | Home Games | 3.60 | 1.207 | 145 | 65 | 58 | 129 | 17 | 46 | 140 | 4-11 | 7 | 7 | 50% |
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| 7/17/2015 | BAUER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | LEAKE(R) | 1-6 | L | -105 | 8.5 ov | U | 6 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ CINCINNATI | DESCLAFANI(R) | 9-4 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 11 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ CINCINNATI | CUETO(R) | 5-3 | W | 100 | 7 un | O | 13 | 18 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | | 7/21/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | GARZA(R) | 1-8 | L | -115 | 8 un | O | 9 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 0 | | 7/22/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ MILWAUKEE | LOHSE(R) | 7-5 | W | 100 | 9 un | O | 14 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 1 | | 7/23/2015 | BAUER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SAMARDZIJA(R) | 1-8 | L | -135 | 7.5 un | O | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | | 7/24/2015 | KLUBER(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | QUINTANA(L) | 0-6 | L | -160 | 7 un | U | 7 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | SALE(L) | 3-10 | L | +105 | 6 un | O | 8 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | CHI WHITE SOX | RODON(L) | 1-2 | L | -155 | 7 un | U | 6 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | | 7/27/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | KANSAS CITY | VOLQUEZ(R) | 4-9 | L | +100 | 7.5 ov | O | 9 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 0 | | 7/28/2015 | BAUER(R) | KANSAS CITY | YOUNG(R) | 1-2 | L | -115 | 7.5 ov | U | 8 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | 7/29/2015 | KLUBER(R) | KANSAS CITY | GUTHRIE(R) | 12-1 | W | -170 | 7.5 un | O | 18 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ OAKLAND | BASSITT(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | SALAZAR(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAVEMAN(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | ANDERSON(R) | @ OAKLAND | POMERANZ(L) | | | 8/2/2015 | BAUER(R) | @ OAKLAND | GRAY(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | KLUBER(R) | @ LA ANGELS | RICHARDS(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | CARRASCO(R) | @ LA ANGELS | SHOEMAKER(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | @ LA ANGELS | | |
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| 7/17/2015 | GRAY(R) | MINNESOTA | SANTANA(R) | 0-5 | L | -170 | 6.5 ov | U | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | | 7/18/2015 | KAZMIR(L) | MINNESOTA | HUGHES(R) | 3-2 | W | -150 | 7 ev | U | 10 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 7/19/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | MINNESOTA | MILONE(L) | 14-1 | W | -155 | 7.5 un | O | 12 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 3 | | 7/21/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | TORONTO | BUEHRLE(L) | 1-7 | L | +100 | 7.5 ev | O | 8 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1 | | 7/22/2015 | GRAY(R) | TORONTO | DOUBRONT(L) | 4-3 | W | -140 | 7 ev | P | 11 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 2 | | 7/23/2015 | POMERANZ(L) | TORONTO | DICKEY(R) | 2-5 | L | +110 | 8.5 ov | U | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | | 7/24/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | PEAVY(R) | 3-9 | L | 120 | 7 un | O | 8 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 0 | | 7/25/2015 | BASSITT(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | BUMGARNER(L) | 1-2 | L | 182 | 6.5 ov | U | 6 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | 7/26/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | @ SAN FRANCISCO | HUDSON(R) | 3-4 | L | 125 | 7.5 ev | U | 9 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 1 | | 7/28/2015 | GRAY(R) | @ LA DODGERS | ANDERSON(L) | 2-0 | W | 130 | 6.5 ev | U | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | | 7/29/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | @ LA DODGERS | BOLSINGER(R) | 7-10 | L | 140 | 7 un | O | 13 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | | 7/30/2015 | BASSITT(R) | CLEVELAND | CARRASCO(R) | | | 7/31/2015 | GRAVEMAN(R) | CLEVELAND | SALAZAR(R) | | | 8/1/2015 | POMERANZ(L) | CLEVELAND | ANDERSON(R) | | | 8/2/2015 | GRAY(R) | CLEVELAND | BAUER(R) | | | 8/3/2015 | CHAVEZ(R) | BALTIMORE | TILLMAN(R) | | | 8/4/2015 | BASSITT(R) | BALTIMORE | GONZALEZ(R) | | | 8/5/2015 | | BALTIMORE | | | | 8/6/2015 | | HOUSTON | | |
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| |  | CLEVELAND: CLEVELAND (AP) - While their AL Central rivals jockeyed during the offseason, one trying to outdo the other to improve their chances of winning a World Series title, the Indians watched.
That was the plan.
No, they didn't make any blockbuster trades, sign a big-name, big-ticket free agent or overhaul their roster with new faces. The Indians, who somehow stayed in contention last season until the waning days of September, didn't feel the need to make radical changes. It wasn't necessary.
The pieces are in place for Cleveland to have a special 2015 season.
''The team knows it,'' said second baseman Jason Kipnis. ''We got two winning seasons in a row. We had an 85-win season when we had about three guys playing good. The possibilities are there, the potential is there. That whole last year we never had more than a seven-game winning streak, never really got hot.
''We got the same corps. Same group of guys. We kind of want another chance at this again - and we're getting another chance.''
The Indians return virtually the same team that went 85-77 last season, finishing third behind division champion Detroit and wild-card winner Kansas City, which ended a postseason drought dating to 1985, won the pennant and pushed San Francisco to seven games in the World Series.
Watching the Royals inspired the Indians. And as he prepares for his third season in Cleveland, manager Terry Francona senses a different drive in his players.
They're hungry.
''Our veteran guys are trying to get better,'' he said. ''Our younger guys are excited to prove what they can do. I didn't see anybody just kind of go home and want to kind of keep the status quo. We're all excited about that.''
Francona said they're upping expectations both on performance and results.
''They're kind of at a stage where they're embracing trying to see if we can go up against some of these teams and, not only maybe hold our own, but maybe do a little more than that,'' Francona said.
There's no denying Francona's magical touch. The man who helped end Boston's supposed baseball curse, who got the Indians to the postseason in 2013, has an uncanny ability to convince players buy in to his program and get them to believe they can overcome any obstacles: injuries, payroll, low expectations, the Tigers lineup.
This spring, Francona didn't have to sell the Indians, who haven't won a World Series since 1948, on the idea they can compete. They already know that. Now it's a matter of taking the next step.
''When guys believe they can do it, and then they start to do it, then you see the confidence take over and guys take off, and you can accomplish a lot,'' he said. ''That's part of the fun of the season, to see how good you can get. I'd rather enjoy, as much as we can, the journey.''
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KLUBER UBER ALLES
All Corey Kluber did in his first major-league season was win 18 games, re-write some record books, dominate almost every time he pitched and win the AL Cy Young.
The 28-year-old could do it again.
Seemingly programmed because of his consistent performances and composed demeanor, Kluber gives the Indians a long-needed and legitimate No. 1 starter capable of winning every time he gets the ball. He scares opponents and makes his teammates better.
The Indians have discussed a long-term contract extension for the right-hander, who isn't even eligible for arbitration.
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YOUR TABLE, MR. BRANTLEY
Michael Brantley just might be baseball's most unassuming star, and he plans to keep it that way. The 27-year-old's breakout 2014 season - he batted .327 with 20 homers, 97 RBIs and a third-place finish in MVP voting - was followed by obligatory can-he-do-it-again questions.
Francona thinks Brantley might be poised for bigger things. The spotlight will find Brantley, but he's not craving it.
''He's so consistent at a high level that I don't see that going away,'' he said. ''He's so confident in what he's doing that I think he enjoys playing the game and the other things that come with it, I think he could take it or leave it. He has a really good understanding of who he is.''
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BETTER BE BETTER
For the Indians to get where they want, Kipnis (.240), CF Michael Bourn (106 games) and DH Nick Swisher (offseason knee surgeries) need to bounce back and produce more than they did in `14.
No position player is more important than Kipnis, a 2013 All-Star who was injured most of last season.
''He can affect the game so many ways - steal a base, get a bunt down, hit a ball in the gap,'' Francona said. | | OAKLAND: OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - The Oakland Athletics topped even their most trade-happy of days by making nine swaps involving 27 players in a wild offseason for Billy Beane and his front-office mates.
As far as Beane is concerned, the A's wouldn't have even had a chance to close the gap on the reigning AL West champion Los Angeles Angels without a major offseason overhaul.
Even if that meant shipping out a trio of All-Stars in third baseman Josh Donaldson, first baseman Brandon Moss and catcher Derek Norris.
''Our expectations don't change, not with the guys we brought in,'' manager Bob Melvin said. ''You look at it early on and you're thinking, `What are we doing here?' Then we see the last few moves ... and it all came together at the end as far as what this team would look like going into spring. ... We feel real good about this group.''
There were so many changes that Melvin had to search for names on the backs of jerseys during February's FanFest.
Billy Butler is the new designated hitter, and two-time All-Star infielder Ben Zobrist can play just about anywhere for Melvin, who is always one to mix and match his lineups based on matchups and who's playing well. Ike Davis came in a November trade from the Pirates to play first base, while third baseman Brett Lawrie came from the Blue Jays in the swap that sent Donaldson to Toronto.
''It's unique. I don't think many teams have taken turnover like this,'' reliever Dan Otero said. ''Who are we to judge? Everybody's here for a reason, so it's going to be great.''
Still, all the change took some getting used to this spring for an Oakland clubhouse known for its easygoing nature.
You first must know your teammates' names.
''Team chemistry's a little funky. You have to spend time with people and get to know people for team chemistry to fully come,'' center fielder Coco Crisp said. ''You can't expect it just to happen. We'll be fine. We have a good group of core guys, guys that talk and mingle.''
Here are some things to know as the A's chase a fourth straight playoff berth:
BUTLER'S BIG MOVE: Butler makes the first move of his career and is coming off a down season with the Royals, who lost in a seven-game World Series to San Francisco. He batted .271 with nine home runs and 66 RBIs in 151 games last year, 108 of those as a DH. ''Everybody's awesome to be around,'' Butler said. ''I couldn't be happier to get ready for another year with them. There are a lot of talented major league guys in this room.''
FILLING THE VOIDS: Lawrie batted .247 with 12 home runs and 38 RBIs in 70 games for Toronto last season and takes pride in his defense to back up a talented rotation led by Sonny Gray and Scott Kazmir. ''We have a lot of ability out there and that's a plus for the pitching staff,'' Lawrie said. ''All they have to do is take care of business.''
GRIFFIN AND PARKER: Both right-handers are recovering from elbow ligament reconstructive surgery that sidelined them all of 2014. Parker hopes to return shortly after the season begins, while June has long been the target goal for these two. ''There's no reason to start ripping the slider,'' Parker said. ''I'm going to focus on command.''
SPEEDY OUTFIELD: Despite the losses around the diamond, Melvin likes the look of his speedy outfield with Crisp, Sam Fuld and Craig Gentry. ''They can cover a lot of ground,'' Melvin said. ''In the case of Gentry and Fuld, they throw very well, too. Especially in our outfield at home, the field can play big and you need to cover a lot of ground out there. It's a comfort to have, and I know our pitchers feel good about it, too, that on a cold night in Oakland, you can stay. It's tough to go opposite field and know that when a ball's hit in the air and stays in the ballpark it's probably going to get caught.''
ZITO'S COMEBACK: Back in his original uniform two years removed from the end of a $126 million, seven-year contract with San Francisco, lefty Barry Zito looks to be a factor for the A's out of the bullpen - or even to start when needed. After a year off, Zito arrived in Arizona motivated to show he could still pitch at the highest level. |
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*Indians-Athletics Preview* ===========================
By JEFF MEZYDLO STATS Senior Writer
Cleveland (46-54) at Oakland (45-57), 10:05 p.m. EDT
Based on their activity prior to Friday's trade deadline, neither the Cleveland Indians nor the Oakland Athletics see themselves as serious playoff contenders. However, that won't prevent both from expecting the best from their respective rosters.
After earning a needed victory to conclude a miserable homestand, the Indians try to extend the Athletics' latest rough stretch Thursday night.
Cleveland (46-54) was outscored 37-10 while losing six straight and falling to the bottom of the AL Central before ending its seven-game home stretch with Wednesday's 12-1 rout of Kansas City.
"It was very important for us to get our confidence back," said rookie shortstop Francisco Lindor, had a three-run homer and four RBIs. "We'll take the things we did the right way and try to do it again (Thursday)."
While Corey Kluber went the distance, the Indians matched a season high with 18 hits to snap an eight-game home skid.
"I think we needed it on a number of fronts," manager Terry Francona told MLB's official website. "We needed that. That'll help us."
Though Cleveland traded outfielder David Murphy to the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday and general manager Chris Antonetti might not be done dealing, he isn't expected to break up the club's starting rotation.
Carlos Carrasco (10-8, 4.26 ERA) leads the team in wins and is 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA in his last four road starts, but he allowed a season-high six runs in four innings of Saturday's 10-3 home loss to the Chicago White Sox.
The right-hander has a 3.27 ERA without a decision in two starts against the A's (45-57) - both in Cleveland - after giving up two runs and striking out seven in seven innings of a 5-4 loss July 11.
Cleveland is 20-32 at home but 26-22 on the road, where it has won eight of 12. The Indians have dropped five of six overall to the A's, but those all came at home.
Oakland carried a three-run lead into the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday before falling 10-7, its fifth loss in six games. While the A's have the second-worst record in the AL and have traded Scott Kazmir, Tyler Clippard and Ben Zobrist over a six-day span, they don't expect their effort to wane.
"Doesn't matter who's out there, who's in the clubhouse, who's not," ace Sonny Gray said. "When the game starts, it's 25 guys out there, and you're just trying to win a baseball game. I don't think that's going to change for us. We're going to go out there and we're going to compete and we're going to battle, and try to win as many games as we can."
Chris Bassitt (0-3, 2.94) gave up two runs in a season-high 6 1-3 innings opposite Carrasco on July 11. The right-hander was sent back to Triple-A Nashville after that game but was recalled Saturday, yielding two runs through six innings of Saturday's 2-1 loss at San Francisco.
Bassitt, whose only major league win came Sept. 22 with the White Sox, has received a combined four runs of support in four starts for Oakland.
Rookie Giovanny Urshela went 2 for 3 with a double against Bassitt this month and has batted .370 in his last eight contests.
Oakland's Josh Reddick, batting .414 in the last nine games, is 5 for 5 with a double and a home run against Carrasco.
Teammate Brett Lawrie was 3 for 23 in the six games prior to going 4 for 5 with a homer and four RBIs on Wednesday.
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| | Last Updated: 4/30/2024 3:04:44 PM EST. |
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